Guided exposure,
back to living
Practising difficult situations in virtual reality. A modular platform built together with psychiatrists.
Difficult situations, fully under control
Gradually facing a feared situation is the most effective part of working with anxiety — and the hardest one to arrange. A trip to the airport or a crowded metro means time, travel and unpredictability. AGORIVA brings the same situations to your workplace: the same experience, full control, and the option to pause, adjust or repeat at any moment.
A scenario can be paused, softened or repeated at any moment — during the session too.
The same situation, as many times as needed. And for as long as needed.
The client knows they can stop at any time. A safe zone lets them see their real surroundings through the headset cameras.
Award stars and personalised recognition for situations the client has handled.
Guided calming and breathwork right inside VR, with adjustable parameters.
Distress on a 0–10 scale at any point in the scenario, without breaking immersion.
Adjustable scenario parameters that set how demanding the whole situation is. Set them up front or change them mid-session.
From a flight to a supermarket
Safe, repeatable environments the therapist controls from start to finish. Everything is stationary — nothing moves the client — and no scenario ever ends on its own: you move forward only when the client is ready.
- The whole flight in phases — boarding to landing
- Turbulence on demand, with adjustable intensity
- Adjustable position inside the cabin
Fear of flying
- Escalators, the platform and riding the train
- Train arrivals and passers-by on demand
- Crowd density and client position in settings
Agoraphobia
- Adjustable queue at the checkouts
- Interactive goods on the shelves
- Unexpected situations — a declined payment, the cashier leaving, an age check
Agoraphobia
- Waiting at the stop and the ride itself
- Bus arrivals and pass-bys on demand
- Mood and density of the crowd around
Agoraphobia
- A hall with an audience — by the aisle or mid-row
- The screening starts and stops on demand
- Hall occupancy in settings
Agoraphobia
- Guided exposure for intrusive thoughts
- The client sees their own real surroundings
- A range of stimuli and triggers
Intrusive thoughts
- A calm walk through Czech rock country
- Exposure to heights for acrophobia
- Room for breathing exercises and calming down
AcrophobiaRelaxation
The therapist holds the whole session
Built on exposure therapy
AGORIVA is grounded in the framework of cognitive-behavioural therapy: exposure guided by continuous SUD ratings, with the option to stay with a stimulus and use habituation, or move up the hierarchy. Compared with in vivo exposure, the therapist keeps full control over the course of the session — and for highly anxious patients, that makes entering exposure easier in the first place.
VR therapy does not compete with existing outpatient or inpatient care — it naturally extends it: guided exposures can be run without leaving the consulting room, and it widens the range of situations that can be safely created within therapy.
Contraindications and limits — openly
Contraindications
- epilepsy and photosensitive seizure activity
- severe vestibular disorders
- acute psychosis, severe dissociation
- pronounced motion sickness; caution in severe cardiovascular disease
Limits
- some patients may experience cybersickness
- the degree of immersion varies between individuals
- a trained therapist is a prerequisite
- no scenario library covers every individual trigger
patients in the clinical pilot — 9 outpatient, 8 during hospitalisation, within a standard 60-minute CBT frame.
Certification: Class I under the MDR is in preparation. Until completed, the platform is a guided-practice tool and does not substitute for healthcare.
Samples from the app
Try it yourself. For free
The Meta Quest showcase puts you on a plane and walks you through the whole flight, guided by a calm voice. It is the same environment therapists work in — just cut down to a single session you run yourself.
- Works offline
- No account, no sign-up
- You move on when you want to
Available on the Meta Horizon Store
The showcase app is a self-guided wellness and training tool. It is not a medical device, does not diagnose or treat any condition, and is not a substitute for professional care.